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    Black Panther Party

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    The Black Panther Party for Self-Defense was founded in October 1966‚ in Oakland‚ California by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale. Armed with sincerity‚ the words of revolutionaries such as Malcolm X‚ law books‚ and rifles‚ the Black Panther Party fed the hungry‚ protected the weak from racist police‚ and presented Its "survival programs"-such as food giveaways‚ free health clinics and free breakfast programs for children-were popular fixtures in Black neighborhoods in the early 1970s‚ but for the white

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    Case Analysis Moneyball

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    Case: Moneyball Facts The Oakland A’s short term vision & strong focus on analytics would let them run a profitable team through an entire season on a low budget. Beane relied on a team of two Ivy League analysts focused on statistics in order to provide Beane the necessary tools to undergo a series of trades at half of the season‚ where trends became serious and teams would focus on next year´s. The Oakland A’s identified a flaw in the market‚ which was the on base percentage‚ rather than the

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    and considerd the greatest defensive center to play In the NBA. Bill Russell‚ born in Monroe‚ LA in 1934 had trouble growing up.West Monroe Louisiana was segregated and because of this Russell’s parents Charles and Katie Russell moved to Oakland California. Russell’s dad Charles had more work and there was a larger black community. Bill was always closer to his mom Katie when he was a child but she passed away when he was fifteen years old. He then later got looked up to his father calling

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    drayage to Port of Oakland $1‚000 x 3 $3‚000 Insurance $27‚800 x .02 $556 Ocean freight rates (a) $22 per 2‚000 pounds $594 Ocean freight rates (b) $22 per 40 cubic feet $2‚970 Pick higher of (a) or (b) $2‚970 Total $31‚366   Question 5: What are the total costs of delivering the style B shades to the port of importation? Item Cost parameters Total cost Shade $5 x 5‚400 $27‚000 Packaging $2 x 900 $1‚800 Intermodal containers (2) Container drayage to Port of Oakland $1‚000 x 2 $2‚000

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    federalism is indeed very complex and has many different facets and roles that are played. Today I’ll take a look at three articles that deal with federal aid programs and how they affect different communities. The first article is from The Oakland Tribune out of Oakland‚ California‚ it is regarding federal budget cuts and how those living in poverty in The Bay Area have been affected by them. Although the federal government spends more money in California than in any other state‚ recent budget cuts to

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    Moneyball Analysis

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    of the organization. In addition to the intense pressure ‚ the manager is also under constant scrutiny from his peers and supervisors. These is why modern baseball General Managers are surrounded with many men to advise his decisions and cut time. Oakland A’s GM was able to lead his team to one game away from the World Series with the lowest Player Salary in baseball‚ with the help of only one man. Moneyball is about this revolutionary and dynamic pairs journey. Keeping all this in mind‚ any soon-to-be

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    Summerfield PhD‚ W. (2007). Maternal and Infant Health Program. Retrieved May 2‚ 2007‚ from http://www.michigan.gov/documents/MATERNAL-INFANT_HEALTH_PROGRAM_Final_125181_7.pdf Oakland Family Services (2007). Oakland Family Services- Berkley and Walled Lake Michigan . Retrieved May 2‚ 2007‚ from http://www.mhweb.org/oakland/oakfam1.htm Planned Parenthood (2007). Planning...for a better future. Retrieved May 2‚ 2007 ‚ from http://www.ppsm.org/

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    References: About.com. (2012). Retrieved from http://usgovinfo.about.com/library/weekly/aa090997.htm Oakland County Michigan. (2012). About the oakland county health division. Retrieved from http://www.oakgov.com/health/Pages/about.aspx South Dakota Consortium. (2000). Colleagues in caring. Retrieved from South Dakota Consortium‚ Community based and public health nursing website

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    apart of the huge African American migration to the West Coast during World War II. Bobby spent the rest of his childhood growing up in Oakland. After highschool Bobby joined the Air Force; he was court martialed after three years of service for disobeying his colonel at Ellsworth Air Force Base (North Dakota). After the military Bobby Seale returned to Oakland and enrolled in Merritt College. It was at Merritt when Bobby met and befriended Huey P. Newton. Black Nationalism was a prominent approach

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    Billy Beane Case Study

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    As the Oakland A’s begin their 2002 baseball season‚ they are immediately faced with a lower amount of money than any other team in the league. With the amount of money given‚ Billy Beane was on a mission to take risks and fought many battles along the way. The Oakland A organization was under new ownership‚ this limited Billy’s budget for his recruiting. With this budget‚ he will not be able to recruit the “normal players” but only the “oddballs” of the group. “On the long cafeteria table in front

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